My mistake...Penang redux

I’m sorry. I did not mean for that partial Penang post to come out. It was supposed to have been saved, for me to continue to work on it. So, anyway… the monkey that reminded me of Don King, really did so when he was talking to us (sorry it’s a little out of focus) -

Penang is a true melting pot of Asian cultures, and has many temples, from Chinese Buddhist…

… to Indian Hindu…

… to Muslim mosques.

These were all on the same street - Harmony. :)

So besides checking out the local temples and nature, I enjoyed tracking down some street art. A Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevic, painted the most interesting ones to me. Little Children on a Bicycle…

… Children on a Swing…

… that I just had to join (this is the closest I’ll ever get to Instagram)…

… and Boy on a Motorbike -

For all you cat lovers out there -

I thought this was a fantastic 3-D piece, complete with shadows -

We also toured two mansions of rich Chinese merchants from the 19th century. The Green Mansion wasn’t much to see from the outside, but had a gorgeous courtyard within the family temple…

… while the Blue Mansion offered some great pics…

… including this courtyard just past the front receiving room -

So, here are some street scenes that caught my eye -

… most buildings were no more than 2 stories…

… and pedal rickshaws were occasionally used by tourists -

Now finally, the food. Night markets begin setting up and selling food at 6 pm every night. You just walk down the street and get a plate of something that’s appealing to you -

… and the cost is about $1. You grab a table on the side of the road, sit on plastic stools, and direct the food vendor to deliver the food you want to your table, or just take it with you. A quick video on one of my favorite fried noodle dishes (egg, bean sprouts, noodles, pork cracklin’s and shrimp) -

Here’s a stand where you choose the foods you want to cook in the boiling broth, and you’re charged by how many skewers you take -

You share the road with pedestrians, food stands and even cars -

We loved the street food, but did have Dim Sum…

… at a beautiful tea house -

Well, I’ve reached the end of my photo folder for this city, so “see ya!”